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Track & Field Bears Prepare for Pittsburg State Invitational
January 24, 2019 | Women's Track & Field
SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State track and field team heads to Pittsburg, Kan. to compete in the Pittsburg State Invitational, held at the Robert W. Plaster Center – Harvey Dean Track. Track events start at 10:45 a.m. with field events kicking off at 11 a.m. Â
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Keeping Track of the Bears
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| Pittsburg State Invitational | |
| Dates | Sat., Jan. 26 |
| Location | Pittsburg, Kan. |
| Site | Robert W. Plaster Center - Harvey Dean Track |
| Sat., Jan. 26 | Track - 10:45 a.m. | Field - 11 a.m. |
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Keeping Track of the Bears
- The Bears have competed at the Pittsburg State Invitational three out of the last four seasons. In 2018 the Bears logged 14 top five placings and four first place finishes, including a 12.10m triple jump by Jamilah James.
- Last week MSU collected five first place finishes enroot to a third place team finish with 114 points at the John Gartland Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. Taryn Smiley paced the Bears with two first place finishes in the 60-meter (7.58) and 200-meter (24.96), recording a career best in the 200-meter.
- Grace Breiten (3,000-meter), Sidne' Williamson (long jump) and Jamilah James (triple jump) also took home first place finishes for the Bears at the John Gartland Invitational.
- Grace Breiten earned a personal best in the 3,000-meter with a 10:10.43 time and also a second place mile run PR (4:59.15) in Indiana.
- The Bears are sending 25 athletes to Pittsburg in 10 events, started off by the 3,000-meter run at 10:45 a.m. Long jump and pole vault will commence at 11 a.m.
- A new era in Bears track and field has begun, with interim head coach Jordan Fife taking the reins, along with assistant coaches Carmelita Jeter and Jake Brydson.
- Fife came to MSU in 2014 and has been the Bears head cross country coach for the past five seasons, while also serving as an assistant track and field coach.
- MSU enters the indoor season picked fifth the Missouri Valley Conference pre-season poll.
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